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Westerheim Township vs Amiret Township

22 miles apart in Lyon County. The biggest differences: typical home built (19 yrs in Amiret Township) and property tax bill (+24% in Westerheim Township).

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Westerheim Township, MNA small town of 221Lyon County · 221 people
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Amiret Township, MNA small town of 168Lyon County · 168 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Westerheim TownshipA small town of 221
Quiet strengthsWesterheim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Westerheim Township →
Amiret TownshipA small town of 168
Quiet strengthsAmiret Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amiret Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Westerheim Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Amiret Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Westerheim Township and Amiret Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Westerheim TownshipAmiret Township
Snow a year45″49″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th60th
Outdoors & history
Westerheim TownshipAmiret Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—5.2%
Community
Westerheim TownshipAmiret Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Westerheim TownshipAmiret TownshipWesterheim TownshipAmiret Township
Westerheim Township ↔ Amiret Township22 miles apart · Same county
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Westerheim TownshipAmiret Township
People
Population 221Highest 168Lowest
Median age 52.3±5.7Highest 35% above MN 50.5±7.8Lowest 30% above MN
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14%±6.6Highest MN: 22.9% 12.5%±7.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 29.2%±8.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Amiret Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 23.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±7.4Highest MN: 5.8% 3.6%±7.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,500±$30kHighest 26% above MN $109,375±$19kLowest 23% above MN
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,500±$51kHighest 18% below MN $253,600±$106kLowest 23% below MN
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$216Lowest 43% below MN $875±$622Highest 32% below MN
Amiret Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Highest 44% below MN $1,517Lowest 55% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 19 yrs older than MN 1941Lowest 38 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 6% above MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN
Work from home 25.5%±13.9Highest MN: 17.6% 22.7%±13.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Westerheim Township and Amiret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 mi 12.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (36%)Marshall (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Amiret TownshipFew work in Westerheim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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